South Ohio News

There were 337 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Greenfield Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 111 students.

Within Highland County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Highland County ranked 52nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,546 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 52nd the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Greenfield Elementary School	111	19.4	573
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	90	20.4	442
Bright Elementary School	51	11.1	458
Fairfield Local Elementary School	34	7.6	447
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	28	5.3	524
Rainsboro Elementary School	23	11.6	199
Hillsboro High School	0	0	632
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	0	316
Hillsboro Primary School	0	0	310
Hillsboro Middle School	0	0	483
McClain High School	0	0	527
Greenfield Middle School	0	0	400
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	0	81
Whiteoak High School	0	0	174
Fairfield Local High School	0	0	249
Fairfield Local Middle School	0	0	199
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	0	301
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	0	0	235